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-o v ono 1 Iq WEgwN1EnAY FEBRUARY 18.1987 i>AÇxEi±% WHtISi,ybI Ç.ltzz)jmriaaý w ~AJ whitby VOICE 0F THE C0UNTY T( Published every Wednesda By 677209 Ontario Inc. Phone: 668-6111 The Free Press·Building 131 Brock Street North WN P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. DOUG AN DERSON Pubilsher MAURICE PIFHER Editor KEN HATHAWAY AdvertIsing Manager The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents --- -- -- Application left bad taste Finally, a decision on Decom., Last week the Ministry of Environment ap- proved a certificate of approval for Decom to operate a waste transfer station out of Etobicoke, effectively closing the door on their entrance to ýWhitby.- While the news is good for Whitby residents, The Free Press can't help but feel that the whole drawn out affair has left a bad taste in the mouths of many of those involved. SWhen Decom f irst approached the Town, our council, behind closed doors, approved the station in principle. It soon became evident that this decision was in direct contrast to what the majority of Whitby feit. r cn,'il id turn down the appication atter those feelings became known but that does not take away from their original decision. There are no strict guldelines on what counicil must deal with in public and what it must deal with behind closed doors. Apparently that is left to the discretion of council. It is high time that such guidelines were made and the public had more say on what happens in their community. However, during the Environmental Assessment Board hearings into the application, it became evident that the Environmental Protec- tion Act,·which governed the hearing, was set up to favor an applicant and not those individuals in opposition. Underthe Act, only the applicant, in this case Decom, is allowed to appeal a decision. Anyone should be allowed the right of appeal. It would have cost this town a lot of money to launch legal action on that very point, a position to which council may have slowly been warming. But luckily that was not needed. There is another event in the Decom affair which is worthy of note. Whitby council made an appeal to Premier David Peterson to meet with him before a final decision was made on the tran- sfer station. Council, in turn, was given a firm slap on the face when the premier informed council that such a meeting would have "no merit." In slapping the faces of our council, the premier in turn, has slapped the face of every Whitby voter. Perhaps Mr. Peterson will regret this oversight when the next election is called. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support urged for boycott on Cadbury, Neilson's To the editor: I would like to congratulate Bernie Merrett and his family ' for the position they have taken on boycot- ting all Neilson's or Cadbury's products due to the disgusting way the employees are being mistreated in Neilson's acquisition of Cad- bury's. There are employees working at Cadbury's who were previously employed at Firestone, Houdaille and one I know personally who worked at Robson Leather Tannery. These plants also closed with little regard for the welfare of the affected employees. Employees who had given years of dedicated and loyal ser- vice to their employers. Come to think of it, the three levels of gover- nment of the day did nothing and as a result of no progressive legislation to protect workers, we are faced with the same situation but no positive recourse. Have we come to the sad point in our society where people are com- modities that can be thrown on the scrap heap in the name of profits? ("Where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.") I hope not, but if this is so, then I say beware you corporate greedy gian- ts, people will only ac- cept so much and then they fight. Unions were born because of this callous attitude of the employer. In today's society the employee is more sophisticated, educated, political and will not accept this feudal mentality. Sidewalks are hazardous To the editor: Re: Feb. il letter "Si- dewalk service bas not improved? I heartily agree with Mrs.Bramma. I am a senior citizen and I like to walk. However, it is becoming more and more dangerous. The sidewalks are often more like skating rinks. Cochrance St. is often especially treacherous. The sidewalk cleaner only flattens the snow, it does not remove it. Another thing, a lot of us clean our sidewalks after a snowfall. Along comes the machine. The blades is not lifted and undoes all the work. Please let us revert to our old system. Mr. Mayor, maybe you couf try walking around our streets. Mary MacAlpine Whitby I commend all the people who have ad- dressed this issue and are supporting the em- ployees. My sympathies to the ones who are so misguided in their remarks that I can see they need to taste the bitter side of life a lot more, before they can make a qualified judgement. This comes with maturity. If you agree with my views then write to David McMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, William Neilson Ltd., 277 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3L9, in support of the Cadbury.workers. People power corporate greed.. Smncerely, Pat McCloskey Retired Auto Worker RR 2, Whitby Most oppose strip parlors To the editor: Copy of letter to Town of Whitby, operations committee. My wife and I atten- ded the special meeting on Jan. 28, 1987 regar- ding the above subject. We both would like to add our bylaw support to your committee in the passing of the proposed bylaw to restrict the operation of adult enter- tainment parlors to that area of the town iden- tified as the "subject area"- on the sketch shown on the first page in your Notice of Inten- tion. In fact, we are wholeheartedly against any "adult" entertain- ment parlors being in our town, even in the proposed new siting, but understand the provin- cial laws govern the situation as it is at present. But why should we become just like Oshawa or Toronto when only a certain segment of residents require such entertain- ment. Most decent- minded men don't frequent these places, and certainly the women of the town are not interested in them. In fact most women driving past the Spruce Villa and Skaags have been known to want to toss a bomb in their direction, just to vent their feelings about this kind of entertaininent. Surely we are going in the wrong direction by allowing them to be open in the first place. Let's discourage these people who make money out of a lot of gullible people. We have got to SEE PAGE 10 Snow removal is excellent To the editor: In answer to Mrs. Bramma's article on snow removal on Whit- by streets: I find the snow removal in town to be excellent. After speaking with the lady by phone, I find she is upset with ice on streets not the snow. I think this is because of lack of the lack of salt and sand which the homeowner should ap- ply, not the town. -Thank You, V. Jolley Whitby LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely more than 300 words. All letters must be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the writer; however, on request, your name may be withheld from publication if we agree that there is a valid reason. The paper reserves the right to reject or edit all letters. Send to: The Editor, Whitby Free Press, Box 206, Whitby, Ontario LN5S1 or drop through our mailslot at 131 Brock St. N. -----o---- -- "Food for thought" 1 y 'i ~ I j 1~ 4 i d over Mr wv Bu